While most H-1B visa For more information on H-1B visas, please see: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/h1b-visa-program-fact-sheet/ Go to reference employers in the education sector are colleges and universities, For more information on H-1B visas in the higher education sector, please see: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2025/09/29/4-charts-breaking-down-h-1b-visas-and-higher-ed Go to reference over 500 public K-12 school districts in the United States collectively employ over 2,300 We do not know the exact number of H-1B visa holders because visas are typically good for three years, with a three-year extension possible. The data provided are for approvals (both initial and continuation) each year, so there may be current visa holders who are not included. We do not include charter schools in our analysis. Go to reference H-1B visa holders. Several school districts employ large numbers, including the Dallas Independent School District with 157 educators approved for an H-1B visa this past fiscal year. Other districts with high numbers of educational staff holding H-1B visas include Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (79 approvals), District of Columbia Public Schools (62), and the New York City Department of Education (56).
Although many of these districts encompass large metropolitan areas, it is notable that several smaller districts in remote areas also employ a significant number of H-1B visa-holding educators. These districts include the Bering Strait School District (35 approvals) and the Lower Kuskokwim School District (20) in Alaska. The $100,000 fee on H-1B visas proposed by the current administration would severely impact these districts’ ability to serve their students. https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/10/01/trump-visa-fee-threatens-rural-schools-that-use-h1b-visa-teachers/ Go to reference
Texas, North Carolina, and California public school districts employ the most educators holding H-1B visas, while Georgia, Alaska, Arizona, and Minnesota all also employ over 100 educators.
- 1 For more information on H-1B visas, please see: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/h1b-visa-program-fact-sheet/
- 2 For more information on H-1B visas in the higher education sector, please see: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2025/09/29/4-charts-breaking-down-h-1b-visas-and-higher-ed
- 3 We do not know the exact number of H-1B visa holders because visas are typically good for three years, with a three-year extension possible. The data provided are for approvals (both initial and continuation) each year, so there may be current visa holders who are not included. We do not include charter schools in our analysis.
- 4 https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/10/01/trump-visa-fee-threatens-rural-schools-that-use-h1b-visa-teachers/
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